They have enough interesting hitters now in AAA that some of them NEED to get traded.
RF - Springer through 2026
CF - Varsho through 2026
C - Kirk through 2026
SS - Bo through 2025
1B - Vlad through 2025
2B - ?
LF - ?
DH - ?
3B - ?
BN - Biggio through 2025
BN - Schneider through 2029
BN - Clement through 2028
3B/BN - IKF through 2025
Of course the guys on this 2025 bench could slot into all those open starting positions but you get the point. There will not be a lot of opportunities for the Buffalo crew over the next two years unless there are some major injuries. And obviously the team will be actively trying to upgrade the depth chart and sign or trade for some impact bat(s) at some point.
Horwitz - deserves a shot as a platoon 1B, at least
Barger - deserves a shot as a platoon UTIL, at least
Orelvis - will deserve a shot as a starting IF at some point
Jimenez - will deserve a shot as a bench SS at some point
Robertson - will deserve a shot as a platoon OF, at least
Palmegiani - may deserve a shot as a stop-gap 3B or something at some point
And then guys like Kasevich, Roden, Gabriel Martinez will need to move up the ladder too.
I just don't see how all of these guys get a fair shake before 2026 so we may need to dump 2 or 3 of them. Maybe one big trade, ideally a Chapman or Donaldson style deal lol.